BiographyCraig Kaplowitz hails from New Jersey (last exit), went to college and graduate school in the South, and now lives and works in the Midwest, leaving him fluent in three great American dialects. His scholarship focuses on the history of American policy development, particularly in civil rights and immigration; his teaching interests span from policy to urban/suburban history to the history of Latin America. Prior to coming to Judson he taught at Middle Tennessee State University and at Vanderbilt University. Dr. Kaplowitz also serves on the Board of Directors for Sunshine Gospel Ministries, a 100-year-old community ministry seeking the renewal of the city, located in Chicago's southside Woodlawn neighborhood.

Areas of ExpertiseThe U.S. since 1945; Political and Policy History; Civil Rights; Race and Ethnicity; Immigration.